Plex remains popular, but are users considering alternatives, like Jellyfin and Emby? We asked our readers, here's what they told us.

Plex was once the go-to media server, but growing restrictions and paywalls are pushing users away. Here's why you should ...

Plex charges for features Jellyfin offers for free, but requires more setup. Jellyfin offers free hardware transcoding, while Plex requires a paid subscription. Plex is more compatible with devices; ...

A few days ago I heard about Jellyfin. This is mediaserver software not a world apart from Plex. So you run it on a local machine and it serves up TV shows and movies that are stored locally. The ...

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S2 Music Player is a new Android app that not only presents a simple, clean user interface for listening to music and managing songs stored on your phone, but also for streaming music from a home ...

I've been using Plex with my Lifetime PlexPass that cost $50 more than a decade ago. It has been relatively bulletproof, except when Microsoft wrecks my mapped network drive during its useless updates ...

Open-source enthusiasts may appreciate this over-the-air DVR service, but most other users should stay away. As an over-the-air DVR solution, Jellyfin appeals to a highly specific class of cord-cutter ...